Lenny Bruce said, Irwin Corey is one of the most brilliant comedians of all times. Kenneth Tynan wrote in The New Yorker Magazine, Irwin Corey is a cultural clown, a parody of Literacy, a travesty of all that our civilization holds dear, and one of the funniest grotesques in America. He is Chaplin’s tramp with a college education.
Professor Irwin Corey worked with Ernie Kovacs, and starred in the television series, Doc. Irwin Corey acted in films: How to Commit Marriage, with Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason. Jane Wyman, Leslie Nielsen; Thieves, with Marlo Thomas and Charles Grodin; Crackers, by director Louis Malle, starring Donald Sutherland; Jack, with Robin Williams and Bill Cosby; Im Not Rappaport, with Ossie Davis and Walter Matthau; Curse Of The Jade Scorpion, by Woody Allen; Fairy Tales, by Harry Horowitz; Chatterbox, Car Wash, and Lips.
He has guest starred on numerous television programs: The Tonight Show, The Merv Griffin Show, The Mike Douglas Show, Hollywood Squares; and on the Broadway stage in New Faces, Flahooley, Happy as Larry and Mrs. McThing.
